Air traffic chief to speak

Matthew Chappell, air traffic manager at the Roswell International Air Center, will speak at this week’s Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Chappell previously served 9.5 years in the Navy and 3 years at the Department of Defense. 

Grizzle to speak to Rotarians

Rotarian Jerry Grizzle, president/superintendent of New Mexico Military Institute since 2009, will address the Roswell Rotary Club on Thursday.

Grizzle, a retired Army major general, has a wealth of military, government, and business experience.

Before arriving at NMMI, he was president/CEO of Orbit Finer Foods, Skolniks, CD Warehouse, and AMS Health Sciences. Prior to his tenure with CD Warehouse, he was vice president/treasurer of Sonic Industries.

Grizzle has command experience with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, as well as the U.S. Army.

Immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Grizzle entered active federal service and took command of the Department of Defense Joint Task Force — Civil Support, the only unit in the Department of Defense responsible for the planning and execution a response to any weapons of mass destruction attack within the United States. 

Maples to speak this week

Rotarian Pancho Maples will be the guest speaker at this week’s Roswell Rotary Club meeting on Thursday (Aug. 31). 

Club completes another ramp

Sterling and Anna Farmer join Steve Smith, Roswell Rotary Club Ramp Project chair, after club volunteers built a ramp for the couple’s mobile home on Brasher Road this past Saturday, Aug. 26.

Behavioral health subject of talk

Kimberly Rutley, prevention coordinator at La Casa Community Behavioral Health, will speak at this week’s Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Kimberly has a Bachelor of Community Health from New Mexico State University.

She has 23 years of experience in public health policy, media relations, prevention curriculum facilitation, and coalition-building, including 11 years overseeing programs at the state level. 

Build the Ramp update

Roswell Rotary Ramp Project volunteers should plan to meet from 8-11 a.m. on Aug. 25 (Friday) at  Mayes Lumber, 115 S. Virginia Ave., project chair Steve Smith said.

The Ramp Project is seeking 4 volunteers for preliminary work on Friday, plus 6-8 volunteers on Aug. 26 (Saturday) to install the ramp at 500 W. Brasher Road, Space 17.

Installation work on Saturday will run from 8-11:30 a.m., Steve said.

Steve can be contacted at (575) 420-2100.

Club receives Rotary citation

Bianca Cheney, immediate past Roswell Rotary Club president, holds a 2022-23 Rotary Citation honoring the club for “Helping imagine Rotary in the lives of people all over the world.” The award was presented by past District Governor John Drusedum.